About the Division
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Disability Services is a division of the Department of Human Services (DHS) and is a significant component of the portfolio of the Minister for Community Services, the Minister for Mental Health and the Minister for Senior Victorians, the Hon Lisa Neville MP.
Our role, vision and priorities
Our role is to fund providers across the non-government sector to provide direct support and care for people with an intellectual, physical, sensory and neurological disability, and acquired brain injury in Victoria. The Division also provides some care and support services to people with a range of disabilities.
These services and supports are governed by the provisions of the Disability Act 2006.
The Division also operates in line with the Commonwealth State Territory Disability Agreement (CSTDA) (External link). The CSTDA provides the national framework for the delivery, funding and development of specialist disability services for people with disabilities. More information is available from the Commonwealth State Territory Disability Agreement Factsheet (External link) which has been published by the Australian Government Department of Family and Community Services.
Our vision is to improve the quality of life for Victorians with a disability by encouraging supports that enhance independence, choice and community inclusion.
Our strategies, including the Victorian State Disability Plan 2002–2012, work in partnership with people with disabilities, their families, carers and support providers, to improve quality of life by increasing opportunities for independence, choice and community participation, a